New Books: July 2019

Summer reading has begun and once you get through your required list of books, check out these new young adult novels that are prefect for long summer days!

From a feminist genre-bender, to a laugh-out-loud story about body positivity, to a binge-worthy paperback fantasy series, there is something for everyone on this list of hot new releases in July 2019.

Wilder Girls

By Rory Power

A feminist Lord of the Flies about three best friends living in quarantine at their island boarding school, and the lengths they go to uncover the truth of their confinement when one disappears. This fresh, new debut is a mind-bending novel unlike anything you’ve read before.

“This thrilling saga…is sure to be one of the season’s most talked-about books, in any genre.”—EW

“The perfect kind of story for our current era.” —Hypable

Spin the Dawn

By Elizabeth Lim

Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the stars.

“Looking for your next big YA fantasy series? We’ve got our eye on this stylist blockbuster.” —Entertainment Weekly

My Ideal Boyfriend Is a Croissant

By Laura Dockrill

This honest, laugh-out-loud novel brimming with body positivity, bite-sized nuggets of feminism, and commentary on eating will have readers rooting for sixteen-year-old BB as she navigates her world while maintaining her plucky zest for life even in the most trying of times.

Me Myself & Him

By Chris Tebbetts

Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and A. S. King’s Still Life with Tornado, this story of parallel time lines cleverly explores how our choices can change and shape us—as well as the ways in which choices don’t change the core of our being at all.

Warhead

By Jeff Henigson

An often hilarious and always relevant memoir about one teen boy’s battle with brain cancer and his Starlight Children’s Foundation wish: to meet Mikhail Gorbachev in Russia and plead for nuclear disarmament and world peace.

Now with a fresh new look:

The Alchemyst

By Michael Scott

The New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel now has an amazing new look that has us re-reading these fun, magical tales about the real Nicholas Flamel!

“The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has everything you loved about Harry Potter, including magic, mystery, and a constant battle of good versus evil.”—Bustle

Check out the whole series!

The Alchemyst

The Magician

The Sorceress

The Necromancer

The Warlock

The Enchantress

Now in paperback:

As Red as Blood

By Salla Simukka

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Six of Crows—this international bestseller is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that chills to the bone, and not just because of the icy winter setting.